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Format text and images on kChat
This guide explains how to insert rich text and images into your messages on kChat.
Format the message text (markdown)
Here are the symbols to add before and after your text to format it in the desired style:
Symbols | Result | Example |
---|---|---|
* | italic | *Ceci sera en italic* |
** | bold | **Ceci sera en gras** |
*** | italic+bold | ***Ceci sera en italic+gras*** |
~~ | strikethrough | ~~Ceci sera barré~~ |
``` |
| ```Ceci est du code``` |
You can also insert this:
Symbols | Result | Example |
---|---|---|
*** | (separator / line / horizontal line) | 1ère partie *** 2ème partie |
Insert an image into the message…
… from a URL
Insert the following code into your message, replacing the alt text and the image address (URL) with the image link (the latter must be accessible and visible on the Web):

Example
Message with image insertion syntax:
But if the URL of the image is in the clipboard, simply paste the link into a conversation and the image will be added to your message.
… from your hard drive or kDrive
Click on the paperclip icon to insert an existing image from your hard drive or from kDrive:
The image will be inserted into the message that you can send directly in the conversation without necessarily adding any additional text.